Eliminating nosocomial infections in the NICU: Everyone's duty

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-143

  Rhine, W D ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; PROBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST FEEDING; CATHETER INFECTION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDITORIAL; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS; INFECTION CONTROL; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MYCOSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646243567     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211446     Document Type: Editorial

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